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Old 03-30-2011, 12:29 AM   #1
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Can everyone please post your types of tools and uses for everyone to referrence, ie, rivet shaver, riveter, drills, die cutters, grinders, welders, brakes, blowhorn stakes, home made tools, rivet remover.,snips, pnumatic cutters, etc, Type of tool, where you can get one and what its uses are for. Just want to organize this into one thread please.
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Removing rivets
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Old 03-30-2011, 12:34 AM   #3
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Rivet gun kits

I found this on nationwide craigslist search.
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Old 03-30-2011, 12:37 AM   #4
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Rivet shaver

Used to smooth out olympic rivets after install
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Old 03-30-2011, 12:48 AM   #5
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Flush riveting, bucking riveter, rivet chisel,rivet punch,rivet remover

Aircraft Flush Riveting, Rv Builder Basics
Red Box Kit with 4x Rivet Gun
Great deal on Old Forge Tools 37322 at ToolTopia.com
Knockout Punch 4 Piece Set
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http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,5942.html and rivet gun cap protectors.
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Old 03-30-2011, 05:19 AM   #6
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I've gotten through a full shell removal, changed axles, new floor and put shell back on.
Putting Bondo on floor seams now.
These are the tools that I have used

- Small flat pry bar (priceless) and hammer
- 1 2-ton bottle jack
- scissor jack from my car
- Large flat and large phillips screw drivers
- 4" angle grinder
- 7 1/4" Skil saw
-- wood blade and steel cutting blade
- Drill (w/cord)
-- good number of (broken) titanium drill bits for steel
-- wood drill bits
- 1 set of steel adjustable saw horses from lowes
- Plenty of cinder blocks and 2x6 blocks
- Hand powered rivet gun from VTS
- Pex crimping tool set from Lowes
- Screwdriver looking test light with lead

Only other tool that I think that I will need to use is a pneumatic rivet gun setup for buck riveting.
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Old 03-30-2011, 10:49 PM   #7
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Rivet Tools

The all elusive bulb type rivet remover!!!! And Shaver,trimmer.
http://www.creativeassembly.com/cata..._tools.pdfbulb
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Welder , battery powered

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